PURINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PURINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURINE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PURINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about PURINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PURINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A nitrogen-containing organic compound whose ring structure forms the basis of adenine, guanine, and other biologically important molecules.
Purine is one of the two chemical families, along with pyrimidine, whose ring structures make up the genetic bases in DNA and RNA, including adenine and guanine. When the body breaks purine down, it produces uric acid, so foods naturally rich in it, such as organ meat, some fish, and beer, are often limited by people prone to gout. Chemists first isolated purine in the nineteenth century while studying uric acid itself.
How PURINE is used
A technical, chemistry and medical term, most often met in discussion of diet, gout, or genetics.
- Doctors advise some patients with gout to reduce purine in their diet.
- Adenine and guanine are both derivatives of purine.
- The chemist synthesized a purine ring in the laboratory.
- Nutrition guides list which foods contain the most purine.
- Each purine molecule has two fused rings of carbon and nitrogen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PURINE
The 6 tiles of PURINE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PURINE
1 longer words begin with PURINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PURINE
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Common questions about PURINE
- Is PURINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURINE worth?
- PURINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURINE mean?
- A nitrogen-containing organic compound whose ring structure forms the basis of adenine, guanine, and other biologically important molecules.
- What letters can be added to PURINE?
- PURINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PURINE:
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